Socso has expanded its health screening programme to at-risk workers aged 30 and older, from the initial floor age of 40, besides creating a mobile app to set appointments and check test results.
Dr Adham Baba says certain large companies may be asked to provide their own quarantine centres to isolate asymptomatic employees who are positive for Covid-19.
Socso’s Prihatin Screening Programme only lists 10 BP Healthcare diagnostic outlets in the Klang Valley; there are four million employees in Selangor and KL.
Socso will appoint more service providers, besides BP Healthcare, to run PCR tests on migrant workers in the construction sector and on Covid-19 red-zone workers.
Socso's Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) is using PCR tests first because MOH-recommended antibody rapid test kits are not available for at least 14 to 21 days.